Derek Khanna, Visiting Fellow at Yale Law's Information Society Project / Contributor to National Review, Human Events, the Atlantic & Poltix.
The author of the House Republican memo on copyright reform and lead activist on cellphone unlocking will present his vision of future reforms on Capitol Hill and how to get…
Bruce Schneier & Jonathan Zittrain in conversation
Feudalism is an apt model for IT today. We pledge our allegiance to service providers, and we expect them to protect us in return. More and more, this security is completely…
In the past decade, we've seen the rise of powerful social networks of unprecedented scale, connecting millions or even billions of people who can now communicate almost…
Heidi Keefe tried Facebook’s first patent dispute in July 2011 in Delaware and has continued to represent Facebook, including in its recent dispute with Yahoo. In addition to…
Once, personal technology and the Internet meant that we didn't need permission to compute, communicate and innovate. Now, governments and tech companies are systematically…
Toxic player behavior is one of the biggest problems in online gaming today. In this interactive discussion we will discuss how psychological insights can create greater civility…
with Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, OII, and Kenneth Neil Cukier, The Economist.
The power of big data -- analyzing huge swaths of information to uncover insights and make predictions that were largely impossible in the past -- is poised to transform business…
This talk explores the unique affordances of Community PlanIt for building social trust, engaging youth in civic life, and developing shared local narratives.
Ruha Devanesan, Executive Director of the Internet Bar Organization and Berkman Fellow
On March 5th, 2012, Invisible Children launched its "Kony 2012" campaign video on Youtube, a video that in six days was dubbed the most viral video in history. In this talk, Ruha…
Jenna Burrell, Assistant Professor in the School of Information at UC Berkeley
Ghana, a small country on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, is the size of Oregon. Its entire population is only double that of New York City. Yet what is unfolding there, I…
What is the purpose of a liberal arts education? Commencement speakers have assured generations of college graduates that the real value is less in what they've learned than in…
A screening & conversation about youth and informal learning with digital media.
IS SCHOOL ENOUGH? While policy-makers and educational experts try to determine the best “system” for delivering a world-class education to tens of millions of students across the…
Molly Sauter, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
This talk explores the role of tool design and media coverage in the relative success of Operation Payback and earlier activist Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) actions. This…
The next meeting of the Committee will take place on January 17, 2013, from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. PST in Paul Brest Hall-East, Stanford University, Munger Graduate Residence,…
Towards a Global Network of Internet and Society Centers
On December 6-8, 2012, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society hosted an international Symposium on Internet-Driven Developments: Structural Changes and Tipping Points (SCTP),…
